White, whose touching story of his rough childhood tugged at the hearts of judges and viewers, opened three Soul Daddy locations across the US at the start of May, upon winning the competition.

The New York location, at the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan, and the Los Angeles restaurant, near the famed Kodak Theater, both closed June 14, TMZ reported Thursday.

The chain’s remaining spot, at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., closed this week.

“This was a difficult decision for us, as we wanted to see Soul Daddy succeed, but the restaurant simply was not performing as we had hoped,” the restaurant’s management company, ANGR holdings, said in a statement.

“America’s Next Great Restaurant” did not fare much better itself. The NBC reality show ran from March 6 to May 1 but was canceled after one season due to low ratings.